Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Nature
huihui hōkū
Pronunciation: /hoo-ee-hoo-ee hoh-koo/
Meaning
Constellation, cluster of stars; a group of stars forming a pattern.
Example sentences
Nani loa ka lani i kēia pō, me ka ʻike ʻia ʻana o ka huihui hōkū ʻo Hōkūpaʻa.
The sky is very beautiful tonight, with the visibility of the constellation Polaris.
Ma ka moʻolelo kahiko, ua hōʻike ʻia nā kuʻuna i ka huihui hōkū no ke alakaʻi ʻana i ka poʻe.
In ancient stories, the ancestors used constellations for navigation.
Ua hīmeni nā keiki e pili ana i kēlā me kēia huihui hōkū i loko o ka puke kiʻi.
The children sang about each constellation in the picture book.
About this word
“huihui hōkū” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Constellation, cluster of stars; a group of stars forming a pattern. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.